Biomaterials
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Not everything man made is better than what nature can create, although increasingly using synthetic…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Smart materials will make a huge difference to the product we make, how we use…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Why take stuff with you into space when bacteria and other bugs can make everything…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Growing cotton is environmentally intensive and has a large environmental footprint – algae doesn’t and…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Our command of biology is improving, and we’re now creating the world’s first programmable living…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Nature has lots of tricks up its proverbial sleeve, and now we can use it…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Nature is fantastic at assembling, well, everything, so scientists are trying to harness nature’s smallest…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Serious burns leave scars, but new stem cell technologies and delivery systems could make those…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The future of food doesn’t involve raising animals for slaughter or growing crops in fields…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Squid have a huge number of secret skills, and now thanks to genetic engineering humans…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF As odd as this might sound it’s actually a very logical idea when you think…
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF We often think of materials as static things, but what if they were alive? …
